Ready to Buy Doors? Consider an Door Company Online When a homeowner is ready to buy doors, an online door company should probably be considered. As a builder, I typically sent my clients to a local door supplier, where they could sit down with the salesperson. Once I started my website, offering information to the [...]
Options In Hardwood Floor Finishes On Pre-finished Floors The finishes for hardwood flooring which are possible in factory flooring are considered by many to be not only attractive but practical as well. Hardwood from the factory is stained and then sealed with a protective finish. This flooring is then delivered in a state that is [...]
A Few Prehung Door Terms Prehung doors are the most common doors for your home if you are house building. If your are remodeling, you may use prehung doors or just slab doors (without the frame). Before heading out to shop, however, it will help to familiarize yourself with some basic terms for a prehung [...]
Prehung Doors-When to Choose the Hardware When prehung doors are ordered, the homeowner needs to choose which finish they want on the hardware. Because (here’s a big tip), the salesperson may not ask you about the door and the hinges, which are usually a default color- brass. If you want a different color hinge, then [...]
Standard Door Sizes of Stock Doors Most door and door units for new house building or remodeling projects come from a local door company and all standard door sizes are either ordered or carried in stock. In some cases, you can literally walk out of the store with your chosen door. These are called “stock” [...]
Door Models-Sorting it All Out Door models vary from one door company to the next. One door company might call a certain panel door- Mission style- while the next door company may call it something flashy like N410. I know that a homeowner can get confused, in a way, by the verbiage used so I [...]
A Door and Terms about a Door A door and its terminology can be a bit confusing once you starting shopping for interior doors for your home. A homeowner, just starting out on their house building or remodeling project, generally doesn’t have a clue about doors or, really, most of the other selections too. Funny [...]
Planning to Buy Doors? Ready to Shop for Your Interior Doors? You could spend hours searching the Internet, looking for door information or buy the Complete Guide to Interior Doors and make it easy on yourself. See Inside the book for a preview. Ebook Download Download version-$11.95 Read and study it before you head out [...]
Find a Door Company that Sells Doors Online Please find a list, for your convenience, of companies that sell doors online. We don’t have personal experience in ordering from them so please do your own due diligence. We partnered with them in some way and from that experience, they made the list below. 1. View [...]
Door Questions-What the Supplier will Ask You! You will be asked some door questions once you start actually shopping. The salesperson needs specific door information to steer you in the right direction. Let me tell you a quick story. I sent one of my clients off to shop for doors. She’s a smart woman, an [...]
Indoor Humidity Directly affects the Comfort Level of your Home Our bodies are comfortable with relative humidity levels between 30 to 60%. In comparison, our houses need a much narrower margin – 35% – 40% in winter and 40% – 55% in summer – to operate properly. Even though our outdoor humidity levels remain fairly [...]
Relationships Count in Home Improvement Projects The most essential rule of construction is this: good relationships make a good building experience. A good relationship with your contractor means more than just a few quick meetings – there must be clear, on-going communication and trust on all sides. Likewise, your contractor should have solid relationships with [...]
A Panel Door Offers the most Options There are only 4 general door styles: flush or slab, paneled, louvered and glass. Some manufacturers might call these selections “types” or “design”. There are countless variations available within each. The variations come from all the other choices associated with the doors, like: casing, types, panels, profiles, finish, [...]
